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ground floor
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As a noun, ground floor means the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building. As an adjective, it means on the floor closest to level with the ground.
Meanings of ground floor
3 meaningsnoun
The floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
Similar: first floor, ground levelBecoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)
“he got in on the ground floor”
adjective
On the floor closest to level with the ground
“the ground-floor entrance is kept locked”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the leve…
first floorground level